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The Augmented Reality Sandbox (orginally developed by researchers at UC Davis) lets users sculpt mountains, canyons and rivers, then fill them with water or even create erupting volcanoes. This version of the device at UCLA was built by Gary Glesener using off-the-shelf parts and good ol’ playground sand. 

Yelena Bryksenkova

Japan Unveils Designs For First Underwater City, And We’re In Awe

We’ve seen people living in tiny homes, big homes and everything in between — but nobody has ever taken underwater dwelling to a level like this.

A Japanese architecture firm has unveiled renderings of what would be the world’s first underwater city, which the firm says could be constructed as early as 2035.